Vertigo & vestibular disorders decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Meniere's disease is at least as likely as not related to his in-service noise exposure, and thus service connection for this condition is granted. The issue of service connection for unspecified psychiatric disabilities remains on appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete records and procedural issues, including a lack of notice on how to substantiate a claim under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151.

The Board denied service connection for a peripheral vestibular disability, claimed as vertigo, finding no current diagnosis of vertigo and no evidence that the Veteran's in-service cerumen impaction caused true vertigo.,Service connection was also denied for uterine fibrocystic disease with dysmenorrhea and hysterectomy. The Board found no clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition existed prior to service, and there is no medical opinion linking the current conditions to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to scheduling issues and the need for a Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of issues including service connection for migraines, whether a timely NOD was filed with respect to the initial rating assigned for Meniere's syndrome, and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU and after affording him the benefit of the doubt, his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions. The claims will be reconsidered after all necessary evidence is obtained.

The Board found that the Veteran's vertigo was not present until more than one year following his separation from service and was not etiologically related to his active service or to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA examinations and records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and left ear hearing loss, as well as his claim for an initial rating in excess of noncompensable for right ear hearing loss. The decision also noted that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the appellant is in need of regular aid and attendance due to her multiple disabilities, which render her helpless or nearly so. As a result, she is entitled to special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo, finding insufficient evidence to support a finding that the condition was incurred in or aggravated by service or related to another service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to March 23, 2016.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating for PTSD, and service connection was not established for TBI residuals, Vestibular Disorder (Vertigo), or Cervical Spine Disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's vertigo is not service-connected, as it is a manifestation of his non-service-connected lumbar spine disorder. The claims for increased rating and TDIU have also been denied.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death before a decision was made by the Board.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for labyrinthitis and vertigo were denied. The Board also found that the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU prior to February 11, 2011 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's current benign positional vertigo/chronic vestibular dysfunction was incurred during service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's noise and environmental toxin exposure during his active service as a Marine machine gunner in Operation Desert Storm caused him to develop acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma in the left auditory nerve, leading to deafness in the left ear. The Board finds that this condition is related to his military service.

The Veteran's vertigo is secondary to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus. The Board has found in favor of the claim for service connection for vertigo, but the claims for depression and sleep apnea are remanded.